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Has anyone tried Auvelity?

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Aug 9 12:37pm | Replies (20)

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Hi! 66 year old female also on Auvelity for major depression, along with Xanax for anxiety and sleep, trazadone for sleep and Vyvanse in the am for ADD. Auvelity is the best depression medicine of all the various meds I have tried over 30 years. After retirement, I tried both ECT and Ketamin without any success. I am interested in the TMS you did. It sounds like you are not still doing it? You said you “completed it.” Was it only a trial or is it time limited? Was it implanted in your chest? Have the positive effects remained? Have you heard anything about external vagus nerve stimulation? Any information you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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TMS is usually 36 sessions because that is what most insurance companies cover. Most will cover more than one treatment (another 36 sessions). I started with four sessions a week, usually did 2-3 a week and tapered off to once per week for the end.

TMS is using magnetic pulses in your brain to activate or reactivate areas of the brain to help with depression and anxiety. The effects last different amounts of time for different people. For me it is still working.